Deck 3: United States

Question 1

Even though the American Mafia does not have written rules, it does have an elaborate set of ___________ that govern behavior. ​

A)suggestions
B)edicts
C)laws
D)norms

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Crews generate finances that they share with their patron, who shares it with: ​

A)the boss.
B)the "earner."
C)the lynchpin.
D)the "made guy."

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Although part of a particular crew, each member who becomes a(n)_____________ is considered to be an independent entrepreneur, not an employee, who receives no salary from the group, but instead has been accorded a valuable franchise to oversee. ​

A)"associate"
B)"asset"
C)"made guy"
D)"capo"

Answer 3

C

Question 4

____________ is a Salvadoran crime group operating in the United States. ​

A)MS-13
B)Los PEPES
C)The Juárez Cartel ​
D)La Violencia

Question 5

Another name for the infamous El Salvadorian street gang MS-13 is:

A)Banditos.
B)Neustra Familia.
C)Los Mara.
D)Latin Kings.

Question 6

The basic mechanism for resolving disputes between Mafia families is usually arranged by the boss of the family, and typically results in: ​

A)arbitration.
B)corporal punishment to send a message.
C)death of the perpetrator.
D)eviction from the family for those involved.

Question 7

Members of an organization who are not necessarily guided by their organization's goals, but share a common interest in the survival of the system, are considered members of a ___________ system.

A)unilateral.
B)hierarchical.
C)bureaucratic.
D)natural.

Question 8

The National Gang Intelligence Center (2011)estimates there are now more than __________ gangs currently operating in the United States. ​

A)300
B)3000
C)30,000
D)300,000

Question 9

Who became the most important Italian organized crime figure in New York following the deaths of Giuseppe Masseria and Salvatore Maranzano?

A)Lucky Luciano
B)Frank Costello
C)Vito Genovese
D)John Gotti

Question 10

Individuals seeking membership in MS-13 are subject to various forms of initiation including: ​

A)beatings.
B)rape.
C)burnings.
D)dismemberment.

Question 11

At the center of the American Mafia Family patron-client network is:

A)the Boss.
B)the sottocapo .
C)the consigliere .
D)the made-man.

Question 12

By 1930, two infamous Mafia bosses, Masseria and Maranzano, waged war on each other for control of the city. By what name was this struggle for domination of Italian American organized crime rackets in New York known?

A)Genovese War
B)Castellammarese War
C)Cammora War
D)Murder, Inc. War

Question 13

Mafia members and associates are organized into ____________, semi-independent units nominally headed by a caporegime .

A)clients
B)divisions
C)crews
D)units

Question 14

The Mafia was imported to America by ____________ immigrants who reproduced it in the cities in which they settled, as a ritual brotherhood consisting of loosely linked but otherwise independent and uncoordinated "families" organized into a hierarchy.

A)Spanish
B)Corsican
C)Sicilian
D)Nepalese

Question 15

Scholars have determined that the New York organized crime bosses from the various five original Mafia families were one time linked in a rather informal arrangement known as: ​

A)the familia .
B)the padrone .
C)the commission.
D)the coven.

Question 16

All of the following are ways in which an individuals seeking membership in MS-13 may have to prove their allegiance, except for: ​

A)taking a beatings at the hands of other members.
B)allowing another gang member to rape them.
C)getting a tattoo bearing the gang's symbols.
D)assaulting a police officer or another member of the community.

Question 17

In the aftermath of the Castellammarese War, five Mafia families emerged in New York City. Which of the following is NOT one of these five major crime families?

A)Luciano
B)Gambino
C)Colombo
D)Genovese

Question 18

In New York, an organized crime group is referred to as: ​

A)a ring.
B)a family.
C)il gruppo .
D)a gang.

Question 19

MS-13 members have international connections with members maintaining constant contact with their counterparts in Central America. Thus, their connections, coupled with their experience with illegal immigration, has led MS-13 to control many of what is referred as "________ services" that bring aliens from Central America into the United States. ​

A)cobra
B)mule
C)coyote
D)pigeon

Question 20

The _____________ emerged in the nineteenth-century New York as a lawful fraternal society designed to advance the interests of Sicilian immigrants.

A)Unione Siciliana
B)La Familia
C)Mafia
D)Padrone

Question 21

By the mid-1960s, the Mexican Mafia had assumed control over most prison _____________, especially in California. ​

A)rival gangs ​
B)heroin trafficking
C)sex trafficking
D)murder for hire

Question 22

The rules of the American Mafia, such as loyalty to the crime "Family" above one's own biological family, coincides with the deep historical traditions and values found in southern Italy. ​

Question 23

The Mexican Mafia originated in prisons in California. ​

Question 24

Due to the massive size and span of illegal operations of Chicago's most notorious African American gang the Gangster Disciples, the gang requires a(n)____________ structure in order to successfully run its operations. ​

A)non-politically connected
B)open command
C)bureaucratic
D)horizontal command

Question 25

The struggle for domination of Italian American organized crime in New York became known as the Castellammarese War because Salvatore Maranzano and many of his supporters came from the small Sicilian coastal town of Castellammare del Golfo. ​

Question 26

Although any number of members in an organized crime group may be related, the term Family does not imply kinship by blood or marriage, it refers to one's allegiance to their respective crime "family." ​

Question 27

Entry into the Mexican Mafia membership requires a sponsor and a majority vote of the members in a jail or prison or an operational street-level clique. ​

Question 28

MS-13 is organized into regional cliques, each with its own individual leadership.

Question 29

Just like the American Mafia, the Mexican Mafia operates using a hierarchical business model, with only one boss. ​

Question 30

With respect to the Italian organized crime families of today, Italian heritage is no longer a requirement to become a full "made guy" within the organization.

Question 31

In the New York model of the American Mafia, each of the bosses of their respective families is entirely disconnected from the other bosses, which allows for each to grow their own criminal empire. ​

Question 32

Under the name of _____________, Gangster Disciples engaged in voter registration drives and has supported unsuccessful candidates for the city council. ​

A)Rock the Vote
B)21st Century VOTE
C)Southside VOTE
D)Young Grassroots Independent Voters

Question 33

The primary symbol of the MS-13 is the six-pointed "star of David" and crossed pitchforks. ​

Question 34

Which of the following infamous duos of gang leaders were responsible for the creation of the Gangster Disciples? ​

A)Larry Hoover and David Barksdale
B)Frank Lucas and Nicky Barnes
C)Larry Hoover and Frank Lucas
D)David Barksdale and Nicky Barnes

Question 35

Prison-based gangs have gained prominence as organized criminal groups, most notably the ____________, who are now found in at least nine state prison systems and reputed to be the most powerful of all prison gangs in America according to the text. ​

A)Mexican Mafia
B)the Crips
C)the Gangster Disciples
D)MS-13

Question 36

In order to avoid law enforcement detection, the structure of the New York Mafia has always attempted to remain only loosely connected to its criminal activities. ​

Question 37

Shorties is a term used by Gangster Disciples to describe those members that comprise the rank-and-file members who are responsible for the street level drug dealing. ​

Question 38

The Gangster Disciples (GDs)extort money from other drug dealers for the right to sell in areas in which the GDs assert control. ​

Question 39

MS-13 has thousands of members and tends to operate state-side in the U.S. only in large urban cities exclusively. ​

Question 40

Among the Italian immigrants who came to the U.S. in the first few decades of the 1900s, were mafiosi who established protection regimes in every American city that had a sizable Sicilian population. ​

Question 41

Found in at least nine state prison systems and reputed to be the most powerful of the prison organized crime groups, _____________ is comprised mainly of Mexican-American convicts and ex-convicts from the barrios of East Los Angeles. ​

Question 42

Due to its large size and scope of its drug operations, a bureaucratic leadership model was adopted by Chicago's best-known African American crime gang known as the _____________. ​

Question 43

By 1930, there were two major Mafia factions in New York, one headed by _____________ operating out of the Little Italy of East Harlem, and the other by _____________, whose business office was in midtown Manhattan. ​

Question 44

The conflict that arose in 1930 between the two major Mafia factions in New York is known as the _____________. ​

Question 45

Explain what is meant by the "rules" of the American Mafia.

Question 46

Under the name of _____________, Gangster Disciples engaged in voter registration drives and have supported unsuccessful candidates for the city council. ​

Question 47

Between 1891 and 1920, 4 million Italians entered the United States. Most came from the area south of Rome-in particular, Sicily, Naples, and its surrounding Campania area, and the province of Calabria. This area is called the _____________. ​

Question 48

MS-13 members have international connections, with members maintaining constant contact with counterparts in _____________. ​

Question 49

The rules of the American Mafia have succeeded in preventing the emergence of a violent southern Italian tradition, _______________, referring to an irrational blood feud that is ultimately bad for the organization.

Question 50

The _____________ emerged in 19th century New York as a lawful fraternal society designed to advance the interests of Sicilian immigrants. ​

Question 51

MS-13 has thousands of members globally and, in the United States, its members tend to primarily operate in _____________ areas. ​

Question 52

How does an individual become a member of a "made" member of a Mafia Family? Describe the process, from recruitment to initiation. ​

Question 53

Describe what young male prospective candidates who wish to join the El Salvadorian-based street gang the MS-13 may have to carry out as a part of their initiation process.

Question 54

After the deaths of both mob boss rivals (Masseria and Marazano), ___________ took over the operations of New York's crime families, and became the most important Mafia figure in New York through 1935. ​

Question 55

Explain the role of the boss in the New York model of Italian organized crime. ​

Question 56

At the center of the universe of an American Mafia unit is the _____________. ​

Question 57

What historical factors are related to the prominence of Italians in organized crime in the United States? ​

Question 58

Entry into the Mexican Mafia requires a(n)____________ and a unanimous vote of members in a jail or a prison or an operating street clique. ​

Question 59

Mafia bosses are linked in a rather informal arrangement known as the ________________. ​

Question 60

Members and associates of NY crime families have been traditionally organized into _____________, semi-independent units technically headed by a caporegime . ​